Monthly Archives: December 2014

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Getting ready for a new year is always exciting and I truly love being able to create a new calendar that I can use to plan out all of my big projects. This calendar is a monthly planner so it gives me a great high-level look at what I have happening. Continue reading →

Are you still in need of a quick holiday card? Or maybe a unique gift tag or napkin ring for your holiday table? Guest designer Michelle McCosh has the perfect tutorial for you today! Her textured snowman can be used for cards, tags, or decor and is quick and easy too! Continue reading →

One of the things I truly love about working with Distress Paints is how flexible they are. You can use them straight out of the bottle for lovely layers of paint on any surface, but when you add a little water they can easily be manipulated using watercolor techniques. Unlike watercolor paints, when the washes of Distress Paint dry they are permanent, allowing you to layer colors on top of colors without disturbing earlier colors. Continue reading →

I love this time of year filled with holiday crafting and today i’m excited to be on Ranger’s blog sharing a fun tutorial using Ranger’s Texture Paste and Distress Spray Stains. Learning how products work is the key to getting the most out of the things we have. So if you’re ready to spark your creativity with a little festive distressing let’s get started… Continue reading →

It is not too late to create unique gifts for friends and family or to create a fashionable accent for your holiday party attire. Combine an inexpensive pre-made leather cuff with Ranger Texture Paste, Liquid Pearls, and Stickles and you have just that! Fabulous fashion that is sure to impress! Continue reading →

Do you make your holiday cards? Try looking at your stamps and thinking of a way to make them festive and fun. I made holiday cards with my Scribbly Birds stamps by doing colorful backgrounds and dressing the birds up with tinsel, stars, and fun hats.

When it comes to playing with mixed media projects and home décor all I really need are some good blank surfaces, and my ranger mediums! With products that add texture like multi-medium and texture paste, to colors that blend and are easy to use I am free to play and use my imagination to dream up all sorts of wonderful projects. Today I’m delighted to share with you a canvas loaded with techniques at every step, and a project style that anyone can recreate easily and have a lot of fun doing as well. Continue reading →

Every Friday we feature tutorials that focus on or include a featured product of the month. This month we are featuring Stickles Glitter Glue. Stickles is acid-free and toxic-free. The formula is non-settling, keeping the glitter suspended in the liquid. Stickles is available in 45 colors.